On Mon, 2 Mar 2009 16:48:28 -0800
Jeff Kirsher <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 8:15 PM, Stephen Hemminger <[email protected]> 
> wrote:
> > We are seeing problems with E1000 driver when running over VMware's emulated
> > e1000 layer. These only started happening with 2.6.28
> >
> >> If I disconnect an interface using the VMware's Disconnect, the link
> >> appeared to have come up. If I then try to ping via the interface, I see
> >> these messages:
> >> >
> >> > [  264.820281] ------------[ cut here ]------------
> >> > [  249.727468] e1000: eth1: e1000_watchdog: NIC Link is Up 1000 Mbps
> >> Full Duplex, Flow Control: None
> >> > [  255.821378] e1000: eth1: e1000_clean_tx_irq: Detected Tx Unit Hang
> >> > [  255.821388]   Tx Queue             <0>
> >> > [  255.821390]   TDH                  <0>
> >> > [  255.821392]   TDT                  <1>
> >> > [  255.821393]   next_to_use          <1>
> >> > [  255.821395]   next_to_clean        <0>
> >> > [  255.821401] buffer_info[next_to_clean]
> >> > [  255.821403]   time_stamp           <ffffd3e0>
> >> > [  255.821405]   next_to_watch        <0>
> >> > [  255.821406]   jiffies              <ffffd4db>
> >> > [  255.821408]   next_to_watch.status <0>
> >> > [  257.822189] e1000: eth1: e1000_clean_tx_irq: Detected Tx Unit Hang
> >> > [  257.822195]   Tx Queue             <0>
> >> > [  257.822196]   TDH                  <0>
> >> > [  257.822198]   TDT                  <1>
> >> > [  257.822200]   next_to_use          <1>
> >> > [  257.822201]   next_to_clean        <0>
> >> > [  257.822203] buffer_info[next_to_clean]
> >> > [  257.822204]   time_stamp           <ffffd3e0>
> >> > [  257.822206]   next_to_watch        <0>
> >> > [  257.822207]   jiffies              <ffffd6cf>
> >> > [  257.822209]   next_to_watch.status <0>
> >> > [  259.821038] e1000: eth1: e1000_clean_tx_irq: Detected Tx Unit Hang
> >> > [  259.821043]   Tx Queue             <0>
> >> > [  259.821045]   TDH                  <0>
> >> > [  259.821046]   TDT                  <1>
> >> > [  259.821048]   next_to_use          <1>
> >> > [  259.821049]   next_to_clean        <0>
> >> > [  259.821051] buffer_info[next_to_clean]
> >> > [  259.821052]   time_stamp           <ffffd3e0>
> >> > [  259.821054]   next_to_watch        <0>
> >> > [  259.821055]   jiffies              <ffffd8c3>
> >> > [  259.821057]   next_to_watch.status <0>
> >> > [  261.821904] e1000: eth1: e1000_clean_tx_irq: Detected Tx Unit Hang
> >> > [  261.821908]   Tx Queue             <0>
> >> > [  261.821910]   TDH                  <0>
> >> > [  261.821912]   TDT                  <1>
> >> > [  261.821913]   next_to_use          <1>
> >> > [  261.821915]   next_to_clean        <0>
> >> > [  261.821916] buffer_info[next_to_clean]
> >> > [  261.821918]   time_stamp           <ffffd3e0>
> >> > [  261.821920]   next_to_watch        <0>
> >> > [  261.821921]   jiffies              <ffffdab7>
> >> > [  261.821923]   next_to_watch.status <0>
> >> > [  263.820721] e1000: eth1: e1000_clean_tx_irq: Detected Tx Unit Hang
> >> > [  263.820726]   Tx Queue             <0>
> >> > [  263.820728]   TDH                  <0>
> >> > [  263.820730]   TDT                  <1>
> >> > [  263.820731]   next_to_use          <1>
> >> > [  263.820733]   next_to_clean        <0>
> >> > [  263.820734] buffer_info[next_to_clean]
> >> > [  263.820736]   time_stamp           <ffffd3e0>
> >> > [  263.820738]   next_to_watch        <0>
> >> > [  263.820739]   jiffies              <ffffdcab>
> >> > [  263.820741]   next_to_watch.status <0>
> >> > [  264.820281] ------------[ cut here ]------------
> >
> >
> 
> Stephen,
> 
> What version of VMWare are you using?  Also can you provide the
> hardware info and type of interrupts you are using.  We will try and
> repro the issue here with the information you provide.
> 

From Stig:
On linux I've seen it with VMware Server 1.0.3.  On Windows I've seen it
with VMware server 1.0.5.  

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